Nathaniel Tetteh, PhD

Assistant Professor of Chemistry
I consider all other knowledge to be subservient to the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and therefore, any knowledge gained through academic engagements that seek to usurp authority over the knowledge of God must be scrutinized through the lenses of scriptural reasoning.

Nathaniel Tetteh was born in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. His educational pursuit had led him through various regions of Ghana and beyond: primary to junior high school in the Greater Accra region (Dansoman), high school in the Eastern region (Akropong), and undergraduate studies in the Ashanti region (Kumasi) of the country. Following this, he spent a year in the Central Region (Cape Coast) of the country as an Integrated Science teacher at Adisadel College as part of a National Service program. His time at graduate school was spent in Canada, specifically Kingston and Edmonton, where he obtained his master's and PhD, respectively. He currently works as an assistant professor of Chemistry, at Trinity Western University in Langley BC.

Outside academia, he has worked as an assistant production Chemist at Kinapharma Limited in Ghana, as well as served in various leadership roles in his church, including as music director and a youth leader. He enjoys reading Christian literature, singing, and attending church conferences.

  • PhD - Chemistry (University of Alberta; 2025)
  • MSc - Chemistry (Queen's University; 2018)
  • BSc - Chemistry (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; 2012)

Expertise

Silica/water Interface, Nonlinear optics, Specific Ion Effects and Hofmeister Series, Electro-kinetic Techniques

Awards & Honours

  • Best Poster Presentation Award- Surface Science Conference (2023)
  • Doctoral Recruitment Scholarship, University of Alberta (2018-2019)

Recent Publications

  • Tetteh, N.; Parshotam, S.; Gibbs, J. M. Separating Hofmeister Trends in the Stern and Diffuse Layer
    Structures at a Charged Aqueous Interface. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 9113–9121.
    https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01792.
  • Ding, H.; Gyasi, J.; Hesp, S. A. M.; Marks, P.; Nie, Y.; Somuah, M.; Tabib, S.; Tetteh, N.; Ubaid, I.
    Performance Grading of Extracted and Recovered Asphalt Cements. Constr. Build. Mater. 2018, 187.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.243.
  • Ding, H.; Tetteh, N.; Hesp, S. A. M. Preliminary Experience with Improved Asphalt Cement Specifications
    in the City of Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Constr. Build. Mater. 2017, 157, 467–475.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.09.118.
  • Rigg, A.; Duff, A.; Nie, Y.; Somuah, M.; Tetteh, N.; Hesp, S. A. M. Non-Isothermal Kinetic Analysis of
    Reversible Ageing in Asphalt Cements. Road Mater. Pavement

  • CHEM 198 Lab
  • CHEM 221 Organic Chemistry
  • CHEM 322 Pharmaceutical Designs & Synthesis
  • CHEM 370 Environmental Chemistry